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FLEER, v.i.
FLEER, v.t. to mock; to flout at.
FLEER, n.
One who
flees.
Ld. Berners. To make a wry face in contempt, or to
grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to
fleer and flout.
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity. Shak. To grin with an air of civility; to
leer.
[Obs.]
Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting. Latimer. To mock; to flout
at.
Beau. *** Fl. A
word or look of derision or mockery.
And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn. Shak. A grin of civility] a leer.
[Obs.]
A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers. South. | ||||||||